Eilas Photography

Eilas is a name inspired by my two beautiful children: Eisley and Silas.

Photography has been a lasting passion in my life. Beginning at age 15, it was the only thing I wanted to do.

I finished photography school in 2003 just before the birth of our first child and from then on I knew that I wanted to photograph children and their families.

I LOVE what I do and love being a small part of my client's lives in creating memories for them.

I am a native Tennessean and live in Franklin with my amazing husband and our crazy kids.

Thank you for spending a little time on my blog.

~Laurel Pankratz

What To Expect

What I love most about photography is capturing unplanned moments.
I don't pose people or use fancy props.
I usually ask that my clients just ignore me completely and interact with each other.
I don't have big equipment or assistants, just me and my camera.
I work on location, outdoors, at whatever interesting or pretty spots I can find.
I'm up for anything, so if you have any interesting ideas or favorite spots, let me hear it!

I am so honored to have watched Sophie grow this year. She has been such a delight to photograph and I have looked forward to each session. Her beautiful family is always so warm and affectionate with each other and they seem to have such fun together. I will miss seeing them so often, but […]

These beautiful little girls may have been born at the same time, but their personalities are quite different. Elizabeth was more of a performer in our shoot, and Samantha was the quiet introspective beauty. I love that you can already see little glimpses of who they are going to be, even at this early age. […]

This is my beautiful cousin, her incredible husband, and her perfect little girl. Just two short years ago, I was photographing their wedding. Now they’re parents, and they are so good at it. Anna is beautiful and happy, and look at what a model she is! They came up from Atlanta for the weekend so […]

I love doing maternity photos! I think it’s such an amazing time in your life that you really need to document, no matter how you feel. I wish I had been better about taking pictures while I was pregnant with my own babies, because they love seeing what I looked like when they were growing. […]